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Seems like I am satisfied with #2 Lite wire hook. I know some really good crappie fisherman that won’t use anything but a sickle hook on their jigs. I have used them and caught fish. Just can’t really tell any difference. What is yall’s opinion on using conv hooks vs sickle hooks?
Been using sickles since they first came out. Just seem to get better hook ups overall with deeper penetration. Just like a lot of other things it boils down to personal preference and individual experience.
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Can't really say much one way or the other. I use sickle hooks just out of habit now. I catch plenty of fish with round hooks too.
lite wire penetrates better but sickle stays attached longer.
I don't want a hook that bend, lose too many fish.....IMO
BUT you will have to get good at knowing the difference between structure and a bite...... :fish
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I can agree with this. Really difficult, sometimes, to get a good gill off a sickle.Quote:
Originally Posted by bfish
i like sickle hooks , but i am not sold on them being any better than a j hook in lite wire .
a hook is mostly defined by the operator in my opinion .
i dont care for a hook that bends out either , but i also dont like one thats breaks .
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All I can state is my preference. I’ve done very well on sickles, and landed some very nice fish on small sickles. When I used conventional hooks I lost many more when the size was similar.
Doesn’t really matter to me. I catch fish pretty good with both. I even bend my sickles open a little more sometimes.
This is similar to my experience, I use sickle hook jig heads on most of my jigs and have pretty good landing rates; use a larger underspin for searching and have a much poorer landing rate, even though they have super sharp round bend hooks.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
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I pour my own and use wide gap pan fish jig hooks. They stick really well and the eye locks onto the upper lip and can be a bugger to get out. Very seldom will they come of unless it's a bad hook set.
I bought a bunch of litewire jig heads a while back. After using them for 3-4 outings and having bigger fish straighten the hook I quite using them. Actually saw them the other day and got to thinking that I needed to get rid of them. Most of the straightening come when we were long line trolling so I may try vertical fishing with them before getting rid of them. Sickle hook will be on my rod 90% of the time I am fishing a jig.
You definitely should get rid of them. I'll even pay postage for you to send that garbage to me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hitek
From the namesake.....many years ago Eagle Claw was the manufacturer of extra fine Litewirehooks. They main customer was Simmons Sporting Goods. I personally ordered hundred of thousands from Simmons. Last couple years Mustad entered the market with Litewirehooks. In my opinion, Mustad Litewirehooks hooks are little stronger and better quality hook. I only use Mustad hooks unless customer specifies Eagle Claw. There is always a trade off......if you are fishing in trash, heavy timber, Litewirehooks are great to keep from losing many jigs......and spend time fishing rather than tieing on jigs. I personally use a combination of Gold Sickles but mainly Litewirehooks.......... Litewirehooker
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Have you tried kirbing the lite wire? It makes a difference for me
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Mine are probably 5-6 years old so most likely the Eagle Claw hooks.Quote:
Originally Posted by litewirehooker
I love Sickle hooks to start and have used them since them came out. I Bought a good size load of light wire heads to try, seemed like a good idea, but I hated tying on them. I tie with a lot of pressure and I can not tie one with out it bending with every wrap so that was my first problem and tried using more holding with opposite hand than normal, but it just was not what I liked. Then the coup de gras was one of my favorite crappie fishermen that I have tied a lot or Roadrunners for and I got him to try some light wire hooks on his regular jigs which at times he wanted. Well when he came back next time I ask him if he liked them, he said no because he lost more fish using it and one big slab he was trying to swing in came off being the hook. That was enough and the rest of my light wire hooks are still here.
Just fishing with them probably wouldn't bother me, but tying them would.
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I still use lite wire for the most. I have tried sickle and found them brittle and prone to break.
#2 litewire is my favorite when fishing in brush. If it's a big fish use a net. I like sickle hooks in grass or more open water.
Thanks for all the replies and opinions! I dont have an issue with either, but did like the comment on “opening” up the gap on the sickle hook. Thanks again for the comments!
Wide gap hooks work for single pole great and double as a "gnat " when spider rigging . The wide gap allows a minnow with plenty of hook left . I no longer buy Gnats . :twocents
I have a livescope and it really helps me keep from getting hung.
So that lets me use sickle hook. 1/24 on plastic jigs.
They stick out further and i miss less bites
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